The second half of Bellator’s Hawaii doubleheader took place Saturday with Bellator 236, which went down at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, with a main card that streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Hometown hero and women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane had another magical moment in her career when, for the second consecutive year, she defended her title on her own soil with a unanimous decision win over Kate Jackson, who became the first in six fights to push “The Ilimanator” to the scorecards.
Also victorious on the main card were A.J. McKee, who advanced to the Bellator featherweight grand prix semifinals, Jason Jackson, Juliana Velasquez, Raufeon Stots, and Zach Zane.
You can watch highlights of the six bouts in the video above.
Complete Bellator 236 results include:
- Ilima-Lei Macfarlane def. Kate Jackson via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44)
- A.J. McKee def. Derek Campos via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 1:08
- Jason Jackson def. Kiichi Kunimoto via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Juliana Velasquez def. Bruna Ellen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 20-26)
- Raufeon Stots def. Cheyden Leiloha via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Zach Zane def. Nainoa Dung via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Swayne Lunasco def. Kaylan Gorospe via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:29
- Ben Wilhelm def. Kealii Kanekoa via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:24
- Dustin Barca def. Brandon Pieper via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 0:58
- Kai Kamaka III def. Spencer Higa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Keoni Diggs def. Scotty Hao via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:23
